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I am ready to launch a full-on assault against PowerPoint. I have been following Joyce Valenza's series on the topic with great interest. http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/1340000334/post/130020413.html?nid=3714 http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/1340000334/post/1030023103.html?nid=3714 Before I start down the same path - I want to be ready to answer the kids objections. I know they are the natives and I am the immigrant. I want to be able to communicate with as little an accent as possible. Here's the scenario: Students have a research project. The end product is a PowerPoint. Being a digital immigrant - I anticipate they will gather information first, take notes (silly me) - or at least print information and highlight key points - and FINALLY, open a PowerPoint and begin designing and entering the information they have decided to use. In reality - more than half the kids open the PowerPoint first. I am sure they are just doing a quick copy/paste into the slides. The number of kids doing this has grown each year. Interestingly, our 12th grade Government Teacher is now complaining that the kids do a terrible job at presenting. All the faux-pas of PowerPoint are in evidence and - most telling - the kids stumble over pronunciation and cannot answer basic questions about the topic they are presenting. My question: Is there any compelling reason for starting the process by designing the PowerPoint first? I know we have students who are talented graphically, and using images helps them to think. I don't want to squelch anyone's creativity - or block their particular part of the multiple intelligences pathway....but THIS IS DRIVING ME NUTS. Is it a digital native/ digital immigrant thing - or is it just a bad habit they have developed? I will post a hit. Jacquie "The Librarian, whose job is to heal ignorance, to keep life safe for poetry and to put knowledge smack dab in the middle of the American way." ~ The Philadelphia Inquirer, 9-20-03 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jacquie Henry, MLS Ruben A. Cirillo High School (GHS) Gananda Central School District 3195 Wiedrick Road P.O. Box 609 Macedon, NY 14502 315-986-3521 x 3144 jhenry@gananda.org Library Page: http://www.gananda.org/library/mshslibrary/indexgcl.htm Blog: http://nlcommunities.com/communities/wanderings/default.aspx -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. * LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://lm-net.info/ * LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html * LM_NET Wiki: http://lmnet.wikispaces.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------------